Reiner Leidl

So glad @nytimes.com continues to raise a critical voice, in times where some may think “checks and balances” means financial rewards for clever deals, and balanced trade balances.

Tariffs may challenge drug availability, and cannot replace comprehensive, evidence-based pricing. Next to higher per capita income, lack of this control likely contributes to US drug prices exceeding those of the EU, which is even introducing joint assessments. health.ec.europa.eu/health-techn...

WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Deir al Balah, Gaza WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following inten...

WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in #Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.

Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...

In unseren Zeiten fällt mir noch der Hass auf Andersartige ein, sei es religiös oder weltanschaulich, ethnisch, politisch oder kulturell geprägt.

What a frightening impact of the #BBB estimated, raising the figure reported in the @economist.com's post by 8,500 excess deaths when also including the end of enhanced subsidies to buy insurance! Would be helpful to have a peer-reviewed version published. See also ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

🇬🇧 🇩🇪 GMF's @georginaewright.bsky.social told the New York Times that new Kensington Treaty between Germany and the UK is the latest example of Europeans stepping up on security and defense and an “easy win” for the countries.

Read her full analysis: buff.ly/0HqU1ZX

(S+) Künstliche Intelligenz: Ex-OpenAI-Mitarbeiter über die Bedrohung durch schlaue Maschinen Der amerikanische Forscher und ehemalige OpenAI-Mitarbeiter Daniel Kokotajlo erklärt, warum künstliche Intelligenz bald jede menschliche Tätigkeit übernehmen und sich dann gegen ihre Schöpfer wenden k...

Thrilling thoughts on AI's potential to become dominant and fully autonomous. One issue might be interaction with the physical environment: could it build chips, generate electric power, ship goods and prevent floods, while ruling the globe? Man still might be helpful. www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

An illustrative detail - has this been documented right after the Munich appeasement? The lessons of the latter should not be ignored today, as in a now famous speech at the #MSC conference this February, c.f. bsky.app/profile/leid...

A very impressive empowerment of AI capabilities, rendering striking results! Enabled by comprehensive access to personal files in the cloud, such as mails and other files saved there. The combination of personal database and AI process in one hand seems to do the trick.

Development finance needs a reset, not a retreat Gargee Ghosh calls for a bold reset of development finance amid a sharp decline in global aid budgets and compounding global crises.

In order to defend life-saving institutions in times of sharp decline in global aid budgets, Gargee Ghosh of the #Gates Foundation points out the urgent needs to stabilize development finance, including more private capital, philanthropy, and blended finance. www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articl...

Reducing expenditure in an industry with a high intensity of personnel, is quite likely to be cutting jobs, too.

A striking contribution on a decision situation to let the blood freeze in your veins. Then consider the personalities on stage, for a total of 9 nuclear powers known now to interact on this globe. @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social and Vipin Narang have sketched such new complexity. bsky.app/profile/pran...

Contrasting current government policy, @ralfstegner.bsky.social and Rolf Mützenich, members of the German parliament, have pleaded to initiate peace talks with Russia, on Ukraine. Therefore, they should also consider this detailed opinion.

Following court order, NIH ceases new terminations of politically sensitive grants After a judge told agency to restore hundreds of killed grants, NIH backs off plans to cancel more existing projects

Breaking news: The National Institutes of Health has ceased terminating grants on politically sensitive topics after a federal judge ruled last week that the cancellations were illegal.
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Great perspective on highly relevant AI issues - which yet reach far beyond the US vs. China race: Many countries will wish to apply and further develop AI uses! Next to optimizing links to dominant solutions, they will also need to appropiately taylor their safety and other norms.

Two trunks of a large tree emerging, seen from below, and high up into the branches.

Calocedrus decurrens, 23 meters high, in the Park of the castle Blair Atholl, in the middle of the Scottish Highlands

Behind the US 🇺🇲 and China 🇨🇳 in the global tech race, there is still room for improvement for Europe 🇪🇺

Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards? A ranking of 193 countries shows that human development is stalling almost everywhere

A privilege to live in a country ranking 5th among 193, regarding the Human Development Index 2023. This index includes developments in life expectancy, education and income. Yet, the slowing of the global trend reminds us to work more on improvement, and on equity!
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Joint Clinical Assessments Joint Clinical Assessments support member states’ national HTA processes, providing a scientific analysis of clinical evidence on the relative effects of a health technology (a medicinal product or a ...

EU Aktivitäten finden sich unter health.ec.europa.eu/health-techn...

Wichtig in Zeiten, in denen unpassende Evidenz gerne durch Unbelegtes ersetzt wird! Schade, dass sektorale Aspekte etwas kurz kommen: So ist die Steuerung neuer medizinischer Technologien primär evidenzbasiert, und in der EU werden dazu Standards gerade ausgebaut. www.leopoldina.org/uploads/tx_l...

Just thinking of Trojan horses, could not security issues be at stake, too?

Stork with a chin beard presumably consisting of reed, sitting in a meadow belonging to a stork retreat at Lake Neusiedl, Austria

Have you been aware that storks may be sporting chin beards?

Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University Dear Members of the Harvard Community,Over the course of the past week, the federal government has taken several actions following Harvard’s refusal to

ICYMI:

@harvard.edu today filed a 51-page lawsuit against the Trump Administration, Pam Bondi, RFK Jr., and several other defendants for their unconstitutional and unlawful federal funding freeze.

www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

Harvard-Historikerin Jill Lepore über Elon Musk: »Er ist ein Mann von gestern« Jill Lepore hat Elon Musk erforscht. Er präsentiert sich als Futurist, identifiziert sich aber mit Comichelden des vorigen Jahrhunderts. Seine Ideenwelt ist noch älter und gefährlicher: Sie stammt von seinem Opa.

Jill Lepore hat Elon Musk erforscht. Er präsentiert sich als Futurist, identifiziert sich aber mit Comichelden des vorigen Jahrhunderts. Seine Ideenwelt ist noch älter und gefährlicher: Sie stammt von seinem Opa.

Unfortunately, the US Nimitz Library book removal adds on to a very long history of book burning in humanity. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_bu...

Beeindruckendes Interview, weil hoch differenziert und über die aktuelle Administration hinaus gehend: das Bild der Wert-bezogenen Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Politik und Universitäten in den USA!

Indeed the State of Liberty has been looking around Europe for places to stay. At the south tip of wonderful Lake Neusiedl in Austria, she yet turned around shocked when hearing the winds blowing over from Hungary.

Daher liegt es nahe, auch hier sektorspezifisch über asymmetrische Antworten nachzudenken, wie es @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu in verschiedenen Bereichen tut.

Die Folgen: in den beteiligten Ländern steigen ohne Verbesserung der Versorgung Gesundheitskosten, Versicherungsbeiträge und Sozialabgaben. Das trägt nicht zur Steigerung von Effizienz und Verteilungsgerechtigkeit bei, senkt die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und behindert das Wirtschaftswachstum.

Trump macht Medizinprodukte MAGAteuer KOMMENTAR | US-Zölle von bis zu 50 % stehen im Raum. Auch wenn diese Drohung nun pausiert ist, kommen harte Zeiten auf Hersteller von Medizinprodukten zu. Wir haben mit Platzhirsch Siemens Healthineer...

DockCeck schildert beeindruckende Aspekte der 'Sinnhaftigkeit' wechselseitiger Zölle in der Gesundheitsversorgung. www.doccheck.com/de/detail/ar...